Latest articles by Bobby Kittleberger
The long-running stompbox is one of the most versatile chorus pedals on the market – and the Chorus Ensemble truly lives up to its name with a few choice setting tweaks
Your mind might bend a completely different way than those who compose and write music, but you both share a common mission
Make the most of your practice time—and to improve—even if you don’t have hours to spare
Add some flavor and variety to your power chord progressions.
If you can hear what’s going on in these patterns and replicate it in other musical situations, then you’ve built a crucial foundational tool for improvising.
A GW columnist lists 14 of his favorite hard rock covers over the last two decades.
Learn and memorize three of the most common major pentatonic scale shapes.
Take a look at the theory behind seventh chords, and learn how to build them from the ground up.
Make one of the most common guitar chord progressions more interesting to play
Be willing to critique yourself and to put in the boring practice time fixing the areas where you’re falling short.
Use patterns derived from pentatonic scales to build fretboard control and dexterity.
You can use some incredibly simply dyadic chords to form more melodic and dynamic melodies.
Does having a digital device in your signal chain downgrade the "organic-ness" of your sound?
Learn how to improve your fretboard control and reduce instances of missed, buzzing or fumbled notes during solos.
Your guitar solos will always sound a little predictable to your own ear. But what if you’re doing something that’s causing your solos and lead work to sound bland?
Add a ton of variety to your rhythm riffs with a fairly small amount of guitar music theory.
Learn how to hide the inevitable wiring mess that comes with a loaded pedalboard.
